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Originally Posted by mozadek
What I heard earlier today was that if they went the route of a stand your ground hearing and it was in his favor then he would be immune from a civi ltrial.
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Originally Posted by mikesouth
My understanding is that if you are found not guilty (no one is ever found innocent) under the stand your ground law you can NOT be sued civilly
It is also my understanding that the feds have decided there were no civil rights violations.
So in essence that means this thing is over in terms of what can happen in court.
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Originally Posted by TheSquealer
I believe that the Stand Your Ground defense as one example makes the defendant immune from civil liability.
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Zimmerman WAVED the Stand Your Ground immunity hearing. And his defense made it a point to make his case strictly about self defense.
He is not immune from civil action.